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RyanAtTanagra

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Looking for a post about summarizing PF/ER on a napkin
« on: December 14, 2020, 11:00:03 PM »
Going to try to tap into the collective memories here.

Years ago I read about a PF/ER blogger who was (as I remember it) having lunch with a friend and got offered to teach a class on personal finance and/or early retirement, and he grabbed a napkin and wrote the syllabus on the spot.  They thought it was a good summary, and posted the picture of the napkin.  I can't for the life of me remember who it was and my google efforts have been fruitless.  This ring a bell to anyone?  I feel like someone here would remember.

Relatedly, upon searching I found this site, which is pretty cool:
https://napkinfinance.com/napkin/budget/

A lot of the napkins are a little too noisy/dense for someone not already familiar with the concept, but I like the idea.

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Re: Looking for a post about summarizing PF/ER on a napkin
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2020, 11:25:56 PM »
Could it be the index card thingy?

University of Chicago social scientist Harold Pollack's comment during an interview, he stated that basic financial common sense rules/tips could fit on an index card. He ended up writing a book about common sense investing/personal finance with the author Helaine Olen, who he had been interviewing (a pretty smart financial writer in her own right and author of Pound Foolish).

https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackfriedman/2017/03/09/9-money-rules-index-card/?sh=6d331332c098

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/317640/the-index-card-by-helaine-olen-and-harold-pollack/9780143130529/
^book he cowrote with Olen
« Last Edit: December 14, 2020, 11:30:04 PM by Frankies Girl »

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Re: Looking for a post about summarizing PF/ER on a napkin
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2020, 11:38:22 PM »
Damn, that's a good find.  I don't THINK that's what I'm remembering, but my memory could be fuzzy enough... maybe!